Raqah Surname
Approximately 690 people bear this surname
Raqah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lebanon | 366 | 1:15,402 | 2,079 |
| Jordan | 320 | 1:27,633 | 3,628 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Palestine | 1 | 1:4,548,849 | 18,388 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
Raqah (540) may also be a first name.
Raqah Demographics
Raqah Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Raqah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Raqah Come From? nationality or country of origin
Raqah is carried by more people in Lebanon than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Raqah? popularity and diffusion
Raqah is the 482,629th most commonly held family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 10,561,661 people. Raqah is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Raqah reside; 100 percent reside in West Asia and 100 percent reside in Levant. Raqah is also the 362,702nd most common given name globally, borne by 540 people.
The surname is most widely held in Lebanon, where it is held by 366 people, or 1 in 15,402. In Lebanon it is mostly concentrated in: South Governorate, where 94 percent reside, Nabatiye Governorate, where 4 percent reside and Mount Lebanon Governorate, where 1 percent reside. Excluding Lebanon this surname occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Jordan, where 46 percent reside and Pakistan, where 0 percent reside.
Raqah Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is primarily Shiite (100%) in Lebanon.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Raqash | 91 | 7 | / |
| Raiqah | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ratqah | 91 | 1 | / |
| Raqaih | 91 | 1 | / |
| Raqa | 89 | 2,510 | / |
| Rakah | 80 | 550 | / |
| Raqat | 80 | 74 | / |
| Raqqa | 80 | 40 | / |
| Razqa | 80 | 34 | / |
| Racah | 80 | 27 | / |
| Raqaz | 80 | 14 | / |
| Rhaqa | 80 | 8 | / |
| Raqas | 80 | 5 | / |
| Raqai | 80 | 5 | / |
| Raqua | 80 | 3 | / |
| Reqah | 80 | 2 | / |
| Raqaa | 80 | 2 | / |
| Raiqa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Radqa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Rayqa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Raqea | 80 | 1 | / |
| Raqad | 80 | 1 | / |
| Raqho | 80 | 1 | / |
| Raeqa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Raqau | 80 | 1 | / |
| Rasqa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Razqkhah | 77 | 21 | / |
| Rakkah | 73 | 794 | / |
| Raccah | 73 | 515 | / |
| Rokaah | 73 | 151 | / |
| Raqqas | 73 | 136 | / |
| Rakhah | 73 | 102 | / |
| Rakaha | 73 | 70 | / |
| Raqqat | 73 | 44 | / |
| Raqqaz | 73 | 5 | / |
| Rahkah | 73 | 5 | / |
| Racaha | 73 | 4 | / |
| Razzqa | 73 | 3 | / |
| Raukah | 73 | 3 | / |
| Racaph | 73 | 3 | / |
| Razqat | 73 | 3 | / |
| Raqeaz | 73 | 3 | / |
| Raqqad | 73 | 2 | / |
| Raakha | 73 | 2 | / |
| Razqqa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Reakah | 73 | 2 | / |
| Raqeea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Rzaqua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Rakath | 73 | 1 | / |
| Razqai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Racahp | 73 | 1 | / |
| Rachqa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Raquas | 73 | 1 | / |
| Raqosh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Raiqua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Rakahe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Rascah | 73 | 0 | / |
| Rackah | 73 | 0 | / |
| Radkah | 73 | 0 | / |
| Raka | 67 | 68,630 | / |
| Raca | 67 | 26,430 | / |
| Roqa | 67 | 613 | / |
| Raqo | 67 | 91 | / |
| Rakhaha | 67 | 34 | / |
| Raekhah | 67 | 31 | / |
| Rahakah | 67 | 19 | / |
| Reqa | 67 | 14 | / |
| Rakhaih | 67 | 4 | / |
| Raakhad | 67 | 4 | / |
| Raccach | 67 | 3 | / |
| Rakkhah | 67 | 3 | / |
| Rakkaha | 67 | 3 | / |
| Raqoshh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Razkhah | 67 | 2 | / |
| Rakkadh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hrakaah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rakashp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Raikaah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Racccah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Raquhos | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rakahai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Raskhah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ratkhah | 67 | 1 | / |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Raqah
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